ASTM D841-02

Standard Specification for Nitration Grade Toluene

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers nitration grade toluene.
1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in this standard: for purposes of determining conformance with this standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off "to the nearest unit" in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E 29.
1.3 Consult OSHA regulations, supplier's Material Safety Data Sheets, and local regulations for all materials used in this specification.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jan-2002
• ICS: 71.080.15 - Aromatic hydrocarbons
• ICS: 87.060.30 - Solvents
• Technical Committee: D16 - Aromatic, Industrial, Specialty and Related Chemicals
• Drafting Committee: D16.01 - Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes, Cyclohexane and Their Derivatives

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D841-97 - Standard Specification for Nitration Grade Toluene
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM D841-02(2008)e1 - Standard Specification for Nitration Grade Toluene
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F945-22 - Standard Test Method for Stress-Corrosion of Titanium Alloys by Aircraft Engine Cleaning Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D4790-23 - Standard Terminology of Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D1726-11(2019) - Standard Test Methods for Hydrolyzable Chloride Content of Liquid Epoxy Resins
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D5917-15(2019) - Standard Test Method for Trace Impurities in Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography and External Calibration
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D1747-09(2019) - Standard Test Method for Refractive Index of Viscous Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D2572-19 - Standard Test Method for Isocyanate Groups in Urethane Materials or Prepolymers
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D914-12(2019) - Standard Test Methods for Ethylcellulose
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D1133-13(2021) - Standard Test Method for Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocarbon Solvents
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 841 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Nitration Grade Toluene
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 841; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope* 2.2 Federal Specification:
PPP-2020 Packaging of Chemicals, Liquid, Dry, and Paste
1.1 This specification covers nitration grade toluene.
2.3 Other Document:
1.2 The following applies to all specified limits in this
OSHA Regulations, 29 CFR, paragraphs 1910.1000 and
standard: for purposes of determining conformance with this
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1910.1200
standard, an observed value or a calculated value shall be
rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit
3. Properties
used in expressing the specification limit, in accordance with
3.1 Nitration grade toluene shall conform to the following
the rounding-off method of PracticeE29.
requirements:
1.3 Consult OSHA regulations, supplier’s Material Safety
ASTM Test
Data Sheets, and local regulations for all materials used in this
Property Specification Method
specification.
Nonaromatic hydrocarbons, max, volume % 1.5 (1.2) D 2360
(wt %)
2. Referenced Documents
Acid wash color, max pass with 2 D 848
Copper corrosion pass (1A or 1B) D 849
2.1 ASTM Standards: A
Appearance .
D 848 Test Method for Acid Wash Color of Industrial
Color, Pt/Co scale, max 20 D 1209 or
2
D 5386
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Distillation range including the temperature 1.0 D 850
D 849 Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion of Industrial
110.6°C at 101.3 kPa (760 mm Hg pressure),
2
Aromatic Hydrocarbons max,° C
D 850 Test Method for Distillation of Industrial Aromatic
A
Clear liquid free of sediment and haze when observed at 18.3 to 25.6°C (65 to
2
Hydrocarbons and Related Materials
78°F).
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
2
4. Sampling
Cobalt Scale)
D 2360 Test Method for Trace Impurities in Monocyclic
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
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Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography
Practice D 3437.
D 3437 Practice for Sampling and Handling Liquid Cyclic
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5. Packaging and Labeling for U.S. Government
Products
Procurements
D 5386 Test Methods for Color of Liquids Using Tristimu-
2
lus Colorimetry 5.1 United States Government procurements shall be pack-
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to aged and labeled in accordance with the applicable paragraphs
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Determine Confo
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